Labor vows to double domestic violence funding

After taking a break from the trail on Anzac Day, Scott Morrison will begin his day in Townsville while Bill Shorten will be in Melbourne.

File image of Bill Shorten and Scott Morrison at the Last Post Ceremony at the Australian War Memorial. Source: AAP

Women and children escaping domestic abuse are being offered extra support as Labor promises to double Coalition government spending on family violence.

Opposition Leader Bill Shorten is pledging an extra $332 million over four years towards early intervention, frontline services, emergency accommodation and legal support.

"If you're caught up in the frightening, dangerous ordeal of family violence - what you need is practical help, real money, concrete support on the frontline," Mr Shorten said. 

He'll make the announcement in Melbourne as the election campaign bursts back into life after the Labor Leader and Prime Minister Scott Morrison respected an Anzac Day truce.

Mr Morrison will begin in Townsville on Friday with a $60 million pledge to help young rural and regional Australians secure apprenticeships.

Scott Morrison takes a selfie at the Anzac Day march on Thursday. Source: AAP

The prime minister went to a local pub after Thursday's dawn service with the Liberal National candidate for Herbert, Phillip Thompson.

The Queensland seat was won by Labor's Cathy O'Toole by a mere 37 votes in 2016, making it the nation's most marginal and ensuring it will be a hot contest at the election.

Mr Morrison will no doubt face questions about a reported preference deal with Clive Palmer's United Australia Party. 

The deal which would reportedly see Liberal how-to-vote cards put UAP above Labor in all seats has yet to be confirmed by either party.

Meanwhile, Mr Shorten has taken the Labor campaign back to Melbourne for his fourth visit to Victoria since the election was called.

Bill Shorten at the ANZAC Day AFL game between Essendon and Collingwood. Source: AAP

The Labor leader joined more than 100,000 football fans at the annual Anzac Day clash after returning to Melbourne from Darwin, where he attended the dawn service.

The Australian Electoral Commission has announced more than 1500 people have put their hat in the ring to contest the election.

The AEC is now working its way through more than 10,000 pages of information provided by candidates under the new rules designed to head off the MP dual-citizenship debacle of the past 18 months.

The candidate declarations are due to be published by the end of this week.